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Almost a year into DSV Start-Up
Press releases • Dec 03, 2018 11:02 CET
Following start-up companies from idea through development to long-term customer
Mission Possible: Getting aid to South Sudan’s children affected by war
News • Nov 30, 2018 08:30 CET
Panalpina is assisting UNICEF for the sixth time by flying relief aid to Africa. The following report was written by journalist Peter Martell earlier this year and shows how getting aid to the people who need it most requires extreme efforts. The report also impressively illustrates how every ton of relief goods makes a big difference to thousands of people who often have not had aid for years.
Panalpina expands facilities at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
News • Nov 29, 2018 17:31 CET
Panalpina continues to expand and invest in Kenya, doubling its cold storage space at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to enable more and improved services for its perishables customers in and out of the country.
Panalpina and Honeywell partner on new technology solutions
Press releases • Nov 28, 2018 17:15 CET
Panalpina has entered into a strategic alliance with technology company Honeywell to enhance worker productivity, accuracy, and efficiency across its global distribution centers.
DSV Canada breaks ground on new 1.1 million square foot facility in Milton, Ontario
Press releases • Nov 28, 2018 08:34 CET
DSV Canada Breaks Ground on new 1.1 million square foot facility in Milton, Ontario, scheduled to open fall 2019. DSV’s new facility will be the future Canadian head office and state-of-the-art logistics complex.
“The elongated, take-make-dispose supply chain is under threat”
Blog posts • Nov 26, 2018 16:40 CET
In a recent interview, Mike Wilson, global head of Logistics and Manufacturing at Panalpina, and newly chaired honorary visiting professor at Cardiff Business School, talked to professor Aris Syntetos, from the School’s Panalpina Research Centre, about manufacturing and supply chain trends, Sino-US trade conflicts and who will be the ultimate winners in global logistics.
Quintessential | Air freight peak season vs. perishables peak season(s) and how they influence one another
Blog posts • Nov 21, 2018 17:16 CET
Everyone is talking about peak season, but this can mean different things. In his latest Quintessential installment, Quint Wilken, Global head of Air Freight Perishables, explains the difference between the general cargo peak season and the perishables peak seasons, and how they influence one another.
Panalpina announces that Peter Ulber will not stand for re-election as chairman of the board at the next Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2019
Press releases • Nov 19, 2018 17:45 CET
In line with the previously communicated commitment by the company to evaluate the governance of the current board composition, Panalpina announces that Peter Ulber will not stand for re-election as chairman of the board at the next Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2019.
Panalpina’s new logistics center in Singapore obtains GDP certification
News • Nov 15, 2018 15:00 CET
Panalpina has obtained another Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification, this time for its new logistics center in Singapore, where many of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies have manufacturing facilities. The number of Panalpina locations globally with GDP certification now stands at 32.
Panalpina successfully issues a CHF 150 million bond
Press releases • Nov 14, 2018 18:00 CET
Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd today successfully placed a CHF 150 million debut bond in the Swiss capital market.
E-commerce: a risky boom for international supply chains
Blog posts • Nov 09, 2018 13:25 CET
Global retail online sales are expected to exceed $4.8 trillion by 2021 and e-commerce is the fastest-growing sector driving global air freight volumes. But what’s easily shopped online needs to be shipped in a safe and compliant way in the physical world. In the background, Panalpina ensures that international e-commerce shipments comply with customs, dangerous goods and security regulations.
How to transport concept cars and what is a car clinic anyway?
Blog posts • Nov 06, 2018 16:44 CET
A car clinic is a market research instrument of the automotive industry where test vehicles are presented in a studio or a closed test track together with corresponding competitor models to gather feedback for final adjustments before product launch. Panalpina often transports top secret concept cars for the world’s leading automotive companies.
6,000 km overland shipment from China to Kyrgyzstan
News • Nov 03, 2018 17:31 CET
In barely 14 days, Panalpina completed a 6,000 km cross-border journey to deliver 125 tons of industrial equipment from Wuxi, a city near Shanghai, China, to Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, for Swiss-based Bühler Group.
Interim financial report for Q3 released
Press releases • Oct 26, 2018 07:44 CEST
We delivered strong results in the first nine months of 2018, including healthy top-line growth across all business areas and continued improvement of our margins
Panalpina increases group profitability
Press releases • Oct 25, 2018 07:00 CEST
In the first nine months of 2018, Panalpina increased group profitability compared to the same period of last year. From January to September, gross profit increased from CHF 1,024.8 million to CHF 1,116.2 million. Year-on-year, Panalpina’s EBIT increased from CHF 72.1 million to CHF 83.2 million and the consolidated profit increased from CHF 48.4 million to CHF 51.0 million.
New sustainability pact between Panalpina and CMA CGM
Press releases • Oct 18, 2018 10:00 CEST
Panalpina, the world’s fourth biggest ocean freight forwarder by transport volumes, and CMA CGM, one of the world’s leading shipping groups, have signed a sustainability agreement aimed at reducing their respective carbon emissions by 2025. As of 2020, newbuild LNG-powered mega-vessels with a capacity of 22,000 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) will help achieve the environmental goals.
Food for Thought | embracing physical vs virtual disrupters
Blog posts • Oct 09, 2018 17:45 CEST
As part of his Food for Thought blog series, Colin Wells, Global Head of Industry Vertical Perishables, shares his views on physical vs. digital disruption and the implications on the perishables business.
Colombia: Panalpina opens first ocean freight hub operation
News • Oct 08, 2018 14:10 CEST
Panalpina brings to the market another industry first with the Less than Container Load (LCL) Ocean Freight hub in Cartagena, Colombia, which connects services in Europe, Asia and Latin America with Central America and the Caribbean. Operated entirely by Panalpina, this new development offers customers more than 30 new LCL services, reduced transit times and greater coverage.
Fresh focus | Why are flowers so special?
Blog posts • Oct 03, 2018 17:49 CEST
Markus Fellmann, Regional Head of Perishables Americas, introduces his Fresh Focus LinkedIn series speaking of Ecuadorian roses and flower exports, packing and import markets.
Lubricating Shell’s supply chain in Singapore
News • Oct 02, 2018 12:49 CEST
Shell has awarded Panalpina a new warehouse management and distribution contract that will transform Shell’s supply chain in and out of Singapore into a full end-to-end operation. The new agreement with Shell goes in hand with Panalpina’s push for the further development of operations in Singapore and Asia-Pacific.